Backup Hyper-V VMs locally in Windows Server 2012 R2

This post will show you the step-by-step guide on how to backup your Hyper-V Virtual Machines with Windows Server Backup in a lab environment just in case your VMs won’t boot up anymore after your Hyper-V host have restarted.

Windows Server Backup can be installed as an added feature of your Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.